[ketzo]

The whole point of the post is that they didn't even have to add an extra chip -- just a single resistor. It's not even a cost-cutting behavior, it's just a simple mistake.

[bryanlarsen]

pedantic: they have to add 2 resistors, one on each CC line. The Raspberry Pi famously screwed this up and shared a resistor for both lines. https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/10/20688655/raspberry-pi-4-u...

[MBCook]

I’m not sure it’s a mistake so much as a lack of caring.